Flood death toll rises to 118

The death toll from devastating floods in Netrakona and Habiganj districts rose to 118 on Wednesday morning with the recovery of two more bodies in the past 24 hours, repots UNB.
The two victims had drowned in floodwaters, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the total deceased, 91 people drowned in floodwaters, 15 were struck by lightning, two died from snakebites, one from diarrhoea, and nine others due to other reasons.
Of the deceased, 64 people died in Sylhet, 41 in Mymensingh, 12 in Rangpur and one in Dhaka division, the DGHS said.
Of a total of 70 flood-hit upazilas, 33 are in Sylhet division, 16 in Rangpur division, 20 in Mymensingh division and one in Chattogram division.
Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrakona and Kurigram are the worst-hit districts with 13, 11, 10 and nine upazilas being affected by floods respectively.